Head-rest.



No. 933,987. PATBNTEDOCT. 2s, 1906..

y R. P.l TRUsL-ow. HEAD REST.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 3. 1905. l

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OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

HEAD-REST.

. Specification of Letters Patent.;

Patented Oct. 23, 1906.

Application filed November 3, 1905. Serial No. 285,'720.

To a/Z, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, RUSSELL FILMORE TRUsLow, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful y, Improvements in Head- Rests, of which the following is a specification;

This invention is a head-rest designed articularly for use of travelers on railroadtrains who wish to lie down on a seat. It is made so that it will fold to occupy very little space, so that it may be carried in a bag or otherwise. Being formed mainly of wire, it is light and when set upserves as a convenient head-rest whichcan be used in railwaycars or any other places where a bed is not available.` n

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device set up. Fig. 2 is an edge View of the same folded or let down.

Referring specifically thereto, 6 indicatesa pillow or cushion, which will be made eight or nine inches long and, say, five inches wide and covered with heavy duck or other suitable fabric and having hems 7 formed at the ends, through which pass the cross-bars connecting the upwardly-curved ends 8 of the side bars 9, which form part of the Wire frame by which the head-rest is supported. The bars 9, with their upturned portions 8 at the ends, are bowed or curved, as Shown, so that a swinging or hammock eHect is obtained, the pillow being suspended between the crossbars at the opposite ends of the side bars. Near their ends the side bars on eachvside are curled to form eyes 10, through which extend the upper bars 11 of the wire legs, which legs comprise said `upper bars and vertical bars 12, connected at the feet by cross-bars 13.

At 14 are indicatedspring catch-bars, of which there is'one on each side, twisted in with the side bars 9, at or about the middle thereof. These bars 14 are bent in and out at the ends to form notches, as at 15, which are l adapted to engage the legs 12. There are a series of notches, so. that the legs may be engaged and held at various angles either 1n upright or slanting position, so as to Vary' the4 height of the head-rest. The spring of the wire forming the bars 14 causes the legs to be engaged. in the notches ywith sufficient force to pre vent collapse; but by special eort the bars 14 may be sprung out, which releases the legs from the notchesand allows them to `be folded in against the under side of the cushion, as indicated in Fig. 2.` When so folded, the head-rest forms a thin compact structure which can bepacked in small space and conveniently carried. The head-rest can -readily be set up by drawing out the legs at the end, where they will catch in the notches v15 and be held in desired position. The supporting-frame of the device is, as stated, made of wire of suflicient stiffness to stand the strain.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A head-rest comprising a pad suspendv ed between theends of a frame and having vfolding legs hinged to said ends, and bracerods secured to the sides of the frame and v having a series of notches engageable Qwith the legs.

RUSSELL FILMORE TRUSIIQW.

Witnesses:

R. L. WILLIAMS, S. D. MURPHY. 

